d.light
Designs,manufactures and distributes solar products like portable solar lights, lanteres and chargers
Location: Kenya
Website: https://www.dlight.com/
Sector: Energy & Water
Funding Stage: Debt, Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Debt, Debt, Venture Round, Debt, Debt, Debt, Grant, Debt,
Total Funding ($m): 311.5
# of Founders: 2
Founding Year: 2007
Funding Year: 2024
| Year | Amount | Stage | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10m | Debt | FEI-OGEF |
| 2021 | $10m | Venture Round | Proparco |
| 2021 | $15m | Venture Round | FMO, Norfund, Swedfund, Shell Foundation, KawiSafi Ventures |
| 2022 | $7m | Venture Round | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I |
| 2022 | $50m | Debt | Mirova SunFunder, Trade and Development Bank (TDB), FMO |
| 2023 | $0.13m | Debt | Lendahand |
| 2023 | $1.9m | Venture Round | Swedfund |
| 2023 | $0.57m | Debt | Lendahand |
| 2023 | $30m | Debt | Trade and Development Bank (TDB) |
| 2024 | $7.4m | Debt | Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) |
| 2024 | $3.5m | Grant | Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) |
| 2024 | $176m | Debt | African Frontier Capital |
Debt $10m
FEI-OGEFVenture Round $10m
ProparcoVenture Round $15m
FMO, Norfund, Swedfund, Shell Foundation, KawiSafi VenturesVenture Round $7m
OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund IDebt $50m
Mirova SunFunder, Trade and Development Bank (TDB), FMODebt $0.13m
LendahandVenture Round $1.9m
SwedfundDebt $0.57m
LendahandDebt $30m
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)Debt $7.4m
Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF)Grant $3.5m
Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)Debt $176m
African Frontier CapitalNews
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